Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, February 12, 1981, Page 4, Image 4

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Classic Studios
Gideon Abraham, right, talks w ith a visitor.
Boneless Ham
Polish Sausage
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YCC provides summer work opportunity
‘ ‘ It is a p re tty neat place, th is
YCC cam p.” O.C. Frazier, 15 years
old, G rant H tyh School.
‘ ‘ I ’ d lik e to come back next year
as a leader.” Grey hall, 18 years old
Benson H igh School.
“ These young people have learn­
ed a lo t a b o u t g e ttin g a lo n g w ith
each o th e r .” G id e o n A b ra h a m ,
Camp D irector.
C lackam as Lake Y o u th C o n se r­
v a tio n C am p (Y C C ) w ill be hom e
fo r 40 P o rtla n d yo u n g men and
w om en fo r 8 weeks th is su m m e r.
L o c a te d betw een T im o th y and
Clackamas Lakes o f f S kyline Road
on the M t. H o o d N a tio n a l F orest,
the ca m p has p ro v id e d a sum m er
jo b ( 3 . 1 0 /h r ) , an o p p o r tu n ity to
learn about the environm ent, and a
chance to m ake new frie n d s fo r
these young Portlanders.
A t Y C C th e y have m ade cedar
shakes, b u ilt fences, m aintained the
ca m p , dug o u t a s p rin g fo r
livestock, and im proved habitat fo r
w ild life . Such tasks have p ro vid e d
the young people w ith m e a n in g fu l
w o rk , and also a chance to learn
a b o u t them selves. “ T he o p p o r­
tu n ity to take re s p o n s ib ility ,” says
D irector A braham , “ lets them grow
socially. There have been squabbles,
but they have dealt w ith them and
solved their problem s.”
Besides p ro v id in g w o rk , another
m a jo r o b je c tiv e is to give the
Y C C ’ crs some e n v iro n m e n ta l
e d u c a tio n . T h e y have le a rn e d to
id e n tify d iffe r e n t typ e s o f trees,
c a lc u la te d ho w m u ch lif e a p a r­
ticu la r stream w ould support, taken
fie ld trip s to a lu m b e r m ill, and a
PGE dam, and visited w ith a b ird o f
prey expert.
“ They get a handon experience,”
says C a m m i H a m ilto n , E n v ir o n ­
m ental E ducation In s tru c to r, “ and
they take class w ork quite w e ll.”
The Y C C ’ ers live in sm all 5 p e r­
son cottages segregated by sex. Each
Y C C has a c o t, sleeping bag, and
fo o t locker. A t the end o f the row o f
cottages is a tr a ile r w ith men and
w o m e n ’ s b a th ro o m s . T w o c o o k s
p ro v id e s u b s ta n tia l meals to keep
the Y C C ’ ers g o in g on th e ir busy
schedule o f w o rk in g and le a rn in g .
A nd oh yes, there is recreation, too.
There have been v o lle y b a ll to u rn a ­
m e n ts, dances, s w im m in g and
hiking.
F o r these y o u n g P o rtla n d e rs ,
C a m p C la cka m a s L a ke makes the
summer one o f discovery.
‘ ‘ The w o rs t th in g a b o u t Y C C ,
says one cam per, ‘ ‘ is h a vin g to go
hom e.”
A pplications w ill be accepted now
through M arch 15th fo r about 1,000
jo b s w ith the Y o u th C o n s e rv a tio n
C o rp s (Y C C ) in O re g o n th is su m ­
mer.
T he y o u th w o rk p ro g ra m is
o p e ra te d by O re g o n S tate P a rk s ,
several ’B u re a u s o f th e In t e r io r
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residential camps.
Persons interested in the program
m ay o b ta in m o re in fo r m a tio n and
a p p lic a tio n s at h ig h sch o o ls, state
e m p lo y m e n t o ffic e s (J o b S ervice),
yo u th and social o rg a n iza tio n s, and
Forest Service and In te rio r Bureau
o ffices.
A p p lic a tio n s s h o u ld be sent to :
Y C C S e le c tio n O f fic e , P .O . Box
800, Falls C h u rch , V A 22046.
D e p a rtm e n t, and th e U . S. F o re st
S e rvice . T h e Y C C p ro v id e s jo b s
d u rin g the su m m e r fo r p ersons at
least 15 and not yet 19 years o f age.
The Y C C is open to y o u th o f a ll
ra c ia l and e co n o m ic b a c k g ro u n d s ,
yet a p p lic a n ts s h o u ld have an in ­
terest in the n a tu ra l e n v iro n m e n t.
S elections fo r jo b s w ill be by state­
w id e ra m d o n d ra w in g s b y c o m ­
puter.
Form er Y C C p a rticip a n ts are not
e lig ib le fo r a second year, b u t m ay
a p p ly f o r y o u th le a d e r p o s itio n s .
F o rm e r p a rtic ip a n ts inte re ste d in a
y o u th leader p o s ito n sh o u ld a p p ly
to their form er camps.
P a rticip a nts in the Y C C , a w o rk-
learn conservation p ro g ra m , are in ­
tro d u c e d to e n v iro n m e n ta l issues,
c o n tr ib u te to th e ir s o lu tio n s and
w o rk w ith th e m a n a g e m e n t and
developm ent o f p ublic lands.
In past years, the Y C C has co m ­
pleted projects in vo lvin g stream im ­
p ro v e m e n ts , tre e th in n in g , range
fencing, tra il c o n s tru c tio n , fish and
w ild life h a b ita t im p ro v e m e n t, and
construction o f recreation facilities.
Y oung men and women w o rk side
by side b e g in n in g on o r a b o u t the
la st week o f Ju n e fo r p e rio d s
ranging fro m 4 to 8 weeks. Enrollee
pay is based u p o n th e fe d e ra l
m in im u m w age, w ith d e d u c tio n s
m ade f o r ro o m and b o a rd at
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Power o f the Week
The Red L io n In n , Jantzen Beach
was th e scene o f th e 2 9 th A n n u a l
D e b u ta n te B a ll g ive n by th e Les
Femmes presenting 1980 high school
g ra d u a te s to th e c o m m u n ity . T he
B a ll serves as th e c ro w n in g event
f o llo w in g e x te n s iv e le a d e rs h ip
tr a in in g , c h a r ita b le , c iv ic , and
co m m u n ity service w hich is the p u r­
pose o f Les Femmes.
Theme fo r the B all was "V e ntu re s
I n t o The 80s -- O u r N e w D a y
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tro d u c e d by M is s R ica B ro o k s , a
1979 D e b u ta n te .
D e b u ta n te s were: L a vo n n e D o r­
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T a lto n .
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held before the Portland City Planning Commission
on the City of Portland's Housing and Community Development Program
(HCD) on Tuesday, February 17, 1961 at 7:30 p.m., in the Planning Bureau
Hearings Room, 621 SW Alder, Room 200, This w ill be the first of two
public hearings held before the annual HCD grant application is submitted
in April.
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Public testimony will be received on:
-The 7th year (1981-82) grant application to the Department of Housing
and Urban Development for $10,802,000 in Community Development Block
Grant funds:
- The revised Citizen Participation Plan for the Housing and Community
Development program dated September, I960;
- Proposed policy amendments to the 3 year Community Development
Plan adopted April 11,1979.
Changes, modifications and comments will be considered in preparing final
documents for approval by the Portland City Council.
If you are unable to attend, or would like to provide your comments in ad-
' vance, citizens may send written comments directly to the Planning Com-
> mission by addressing them to:
Portland City Planning Commission
621 SW Alder, 2nd Floor
Portland. Oregon 97204
Please identify the material as regarding the February 17 HCD hearing.
Further information or copies of the above documents can be received by
calling Connie livefy-Trudeau, HCD Program, at 248-5363
Charles E. Olson
HCD Program Manager
City of Portland
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Torrae Harry, a student employee of Bonneville
Power Administration Company recently received a
monetary award from the Management Service
Computer Operations Section.
The award consisted of a check of $100, and a cer­
tificate for outstanding works.
Torrae, a fifteen (15) year old sophomore at Ben­
son High School, and the son of Barbara Harry, was
awarded this check and certificate by a combination
of managers at Bonneville Power Company. They
stated that "Torrae has contributed highly to our
organization during the current summer months.”
This was the first award to be given to any Black
youth in the summer program.
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